Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-08
Washins8 on Letter.

that be has been compelled 10 foregS
/ certain social entertainments given il
his honor.
To-day almost everybody Of prom
Ifnence in Washington attended the i'm
posing funeral ceremonies of the dis
tinguisbed dead, which were held in the
Senate Chamber. General Logan snd
his wife were members of the Metho
dist church and Rev. DR.. Newman,
the Washington pastor Of Gen. Grant
OBLIGATED at the funeral, assisted by the
Chaplain of the Senate, and the Rev.
/ Or. Butler, Of the Lutheran church.
The funeral procession from the Capt
toll 70 the cemetary, which was length
ened by q number of civic and military
organizations, was in charge Of Gen.
Sheridan.
This was the sixth funeral that has
| taken place IN the Senate Chamber
The first was that Of Senator Hicks OF
Maryland, the next Senator Foote Of
Vermont, then Hon. Charles Sumner,
/ Vice President Wilson, and last March
Senator Miller from California.
Among all the tributes that are paid
10 the deceased Senator, the honesty OF
his legislative life was lost sight o.. In
an era when corruption was rife, and
when many OF the strongest men OF
both parties were broken down and
blasted by public exposure or denun-
citation; which was almost rs fatal, Lo
gan escaped all those long years I'M
touched even by suspicion. Although
his political friends accused him of be-
ing narrow in his prejudices sometimes,
even they acknowledged that he was a
firm, sincere friend who never stopped
10 hypocrisy.
The re. nomination of SIR. Matthews
the colored lawyer from Albany, to be
Recorder of Deeds in the District OF
Colambia, promises to become a cele-
brated case. The President holds tina.
since the Senate rejected him last sum
mer much OF the opposition to Matthews
appointment has been removed by the
laber's management OF the Office. The
Democrats are indignant that the Presi-
dent should. have again seen fit to send
in the name of this carpetbager from
Albany" as they call him, and the Re
publcans. are watching with interest to
see how the Senate will treat the case
OF the same nomination which it reject
ed last session.
In renominating Mr.. Matthews the
President said 10 the Senate, Il have
yentured in view of the demonstrated
fitness of this nominee, and with the
understanding that the objections here
toIore urged against his selection have
TO q great extent subsidized, and confess
ing a desire to tender our colored follow
citizens Just recognition and the utmost
good faith, to again submit this nomi-
nation to the Senate for confirmation,
at the same time disclaiming any inten-
ton 10 question its previous action il
the premises. - The matter Will cause
a warm discussion soon, and it is prob
able that Mr.. Matthews will be rejected
again.
Congress did a good deal of work in
the brief time that it convened before
the holidays, and it should not be
severely censured if it were to do moth
ing more this session except to pass the
regular appropriation bills. still much
more is projected. Tor instance, Rep
rezentative Springer says he will do all
he can TO pass his bill enabling the Ter
ritories OF Dakota, Montana, New Mex
leo and Washington to enter the Union
as States, and he thir Ks he may sue
coed.
There are two propositions pending
before Congress now relative to the sub
/ ject of marriage and divorce and wheth-
er or not any action will be taken on
either OF them. the question involved Is
one of great public Importance and con,
stantly increasing interest. One Of
these measures proposes a COnstitu-
tional amendment for the es ablishmenl
OF uniform laws throughout the United
/ States regulating marriage and divorce
The White House patient has been
refractory and consequently he is moi
so we'll as he otherwise might have
been. The Presidents physician warn.
ed him to keep still and not expose him
self to drafts, and both Of these order.
were disobeyed. Then on Wednesday
afternoon the President drove out to his
! country place in an open Victoria
wearing a light oyercoat and caught
some cold
The Presidents trouble Is a rheumatic
knee and everything is being done t.
prevent the disease from spreading. but
said the Doctor, 10 medical skill has
ever been able to confine rheumatism
to one part of the body. In the case o
General Logan it was the special ain
of the physicians to keep it from the
heart. While they succeed in doing
this, At attacked the brain. The Presi
dent hopes, however, to be equal to the
ordeal OF The usual New Years day re
eeplion at the White House, Even i
he cannot endure the entire two hours
task. lie proposes to receive until com
+ PEELED by fatigue to retire.
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